كَذَّبَتْ Denied kadhabat Thamud thamūdu the warnings bil-nudhuri
Thamūd denied the warning.
فَقَالُوٓا۟ And said faqālū Is (it) a human being abasharan among us minnā one wāḥidan (that) we should follow him nattabiʿuhu Indeed, we innā then idhan (will be) surely in lafī error ḍalālin and madness wasuʿurin
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
أَءُلْقِىَ Has been sent a-ul'qiya the Reminder l-dhik'ru to him ʿalayhi from min among us bayninā Nay bal he huwa (is) a liar kadhābun insolent ashirun
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
سَيَعْلَمُونَ They will know sayaʿlamūna tomorrow ghadan who mani (is) the liar l-kadhābu the insolent one l-ashiru
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
إِنَّا Indeed, We innā (are) sending mur'silū the she-camel l-nāqati (as) a trial fit'natan for them lahum so watch them fa-ir'taqib'hum and be patient wa-iṣ'ṭabir
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ And inform them wanabbi'hum that anna the water l-māa (is) to be shared qis'matun between them baynahum each kullu drink shir'bin attended muḥ'taḍarun
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
فَنَادَوْا۟ But they called fanādaw their companion ṣāḥibahum and he took fataʿāṭā and hamstrung faʿaqara
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
فَكَيْفَ So how fakayfa was kāna My punishment ʿadhābī and My warnings wanudhuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
إِنَّآ Indeed, We innā [We] sent arsalnā upon them ʿalayhim thunderous blast ṣayḥatan single wāḥidatan and they became fakānū like dry twig fragments kahashīmi (used by) a fence builder l-muḥ'taẓiri
Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We have made easy yassarnā the Quran l-qur'āna for remembrance lildhik'ri so is (there) fahal any min who will receive admonition muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?